Steve Piccirillo, Author at The Western Journal

Steve Piccirillo

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Steve Piccirillo is a husband, father and patriot. His writings have appeared in several publications. His first novel, "Evil Stalks the Emerald City," is now available on Amazon. He is a former police officer and small business owner. He is a twice-elected school board director and is active in local politics.

Voters cast their ballots inside the Arlington County Courthouse on Sept. 18, 2026, in Arlington, Virginia.

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Idaho Prop 1 Isn't 'Reproductive Freedom': It's a Vote to Kill More Babies

We know excrement when we smell it and how to scrape off our boots. Proposition 1 is a pile into which we should avoid stepping.

By Steve Piccirillo September 26, 2026

The 2025 Capitol Christmas tree is seen on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 7, 2025.

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Op-Ed: I'll Believe it When I See it - How Liberal Santa Scams the Nation

The left’s Santa is disconnected from morality and purpose. Instead of manufacturing gifts, it provides money from Washington, D.C.

By Steve Piccirillo December 26, 2025

Maryland Democratic Sen.Chris Van Hollen meets with Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, left, April 17 in San Salvador, El Salvador.

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The One Simple Concept Democrats Can't Seem to Grasp: It's Making Them Look Foolish

The left-wing spin-meisters have decided that deported illegal alien Kilmar Abrego Garcia can only be one thing: "a Maryland father."

By Steve Piccirillo April 23, 2025

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy get into a heated argument in the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb. 28, 2025.

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'The Maltese Falcon' and Zelenskyy's White House Blow Up

In the film “The Maltese Falcon,” Sydney Greenstreet’s villainous character Kaspar Gutman says to Humphrey Bogart’s anti-hero, “Here’s to plain speaking and clear understanding.” This is the foundation for all […]

By Steve Piccirillo March 9, 2025

Protestors demonstrate outside USAID headquarters in Washington, DC, on Feb. 3.

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Op-Ed: The Immutable Truths of Government Waste and Fraud

"Democrats... are ringing the alarm bell, not because of the waste, but because some of the "missing" money will be found in their pockets."

By Steve Piccirillo February 23, 2025

Then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 4.

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How Trump Became the Left's Moby-Dick

"Whaling is the most despised form of hunting in the world. Or at least it was until Donald Trump replaced Melville's whale ..."

By Steve Piccirillo January 14, 2025

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the passing of former President Jimmy Carter in Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Sunday.

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The Ghost of President Past: Joe Biden and 'A Christmas Carol'

While President Biden's political career is dead - more than likely - he can still use the few remaining weeks in the White House to do good.

By Steve Piccirillo December 30, 2024

The east side of the U.S. Capitol.

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Ceiling Their Fate: Congress Needs to Fix Its Spending Problem - Or Else

"The only beneficiaries of this federal farce are the entitled elected class whose pockets and egos are filled by their own machinations."

By Steve Piccirillo December 22, 2024

Author Samuel Clemens, better known by his pen name, Mark Twain, is seen in an undated file photo.

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Mark Twain and the Death of Democrats

Any post-mortem of the 2024 election must dissect why the Democrats' grip on America's middle class was severed by a billionaire.

By Steve Piccirillo December 15, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Monday.

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Op-Ed: Democracy Wins if Democrats Lose the Election

Harris' was undemocratically appointed as the nominee of the Democratic Party after President Biden was replaced in a coup.

By Steve Piccirillo October 29, 2024

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